Ringette Canada Hall of Fame


The Ringette Canada Hall of Fame was established in 1988 by Ringette Canada, Canada's governing body for ringette, to honor notable individuals and groups associated with the sport.
The Ringette Canada Hall of Fame includes six categories: founder, builder, official, team, coach, and athlete. A number of Canadian national ringette teams and their players have been inducted over the course of its existence, as well as organizers, administrators, coaches, and officials.
The first two Canadians were inducted in 1988: the two founders of ringette, Sam Jacks and Red McCarthy. Agnes Jacks, the wife of Sam Jacks, was inducted as a Builder in 1996.
The first builders to be inducted were June Tiessen and Terry Youngman. Tiessen was Ringette Canada's first President while Youngman served as its president from 1981 to 1983. Youngman later lead the international development of the sport from 1983 to 1985 while serving as Ringette Canada's Past-President.
The first two teams to be inducted were world title winners Team Alberta from the 1990 World Ringette Championships, and Team Canada West from the 1992 World Ringette Championships. The first athlete to be inducted was Deb Marek, the first coach to be inducted was Lyndsay Wheelans, and the first official to be inducted was Denise Weeks.

List of members of the Ringette Canada Hall of Fame

The following is the list of Ringette Canada Hall of Fame members:
  • Sam Jacks – 1988: Founder
  • Mirl (Red) McCarthy – 1988: Founder
  • June Tiessen – 1989: Builder
  • Terry Youngman – 1989: Builder
  • Bruce Kettles – 1990: Builder
  • Herb Abrahams – 1990: Builder
  • Betty Shields – 1992: Builder
  • Nelson Ball – 1993: Builder
  • Agnes Jacks – 1996: Builder
  • Leon Morrissette – 1999: Builder
  • Deb Marek – 2001: Athlete
  • Denise Weeks – 2001: Official
  • Reg Wood – 2001: Builder
  • Audra Antoniuk – 2002: Builder
  • Lyndsay Wheelans – 2002: Coach
  • Doug MacQuarrie – 2002: Official
  • Cara Brown – 2002: Athlete
  • Jim Benning – 2003: Builder
  • Jane Larkworthy – 2003: Official
  • Linda Anderson – 2004: Coach
  • 1990 world ringette championship team – 2005: Team
  • 1992 world ringette championship team – 2005: Team
  • Carolyn Bogusz – 2006: Athlete
  • Clémence Duchesneau – 2006: Athlete
  • MaryLee Ross – 2006: Coach
  • Bernie Cockburn – 2006: Builder
  • Marge Knowles – 2007: Builder
  • Cindy Annala – 2008: Athlete
  • Lisa Brown – 2008: Athlete
  • Lorrie Horne – 2008: Coach
  • George McKenzie – 2009: Coach
  • Maria Thompson – 2009: Athlete
  • Judy Diduck – 2009: Athlete
  • Joanne Dearden – 2009: Builder
  • 2002 World Ringette Championship Team – 2010: Team
  • 1996 World Ringette Championship Team – 2010: Team
  • Norm Laforest – 2010: Official
  • Mark Renkiewicz – 2010: Official
  • Rene Trumpler – 2010: Builder
  • Steve Blacklock – 2010: Official
  • Wes Clark – 2010: Builder
  • Don Sally – 2010: Builder
  • Bruce Heaslip – 2010: Builder
  • Shelley Derewianka – 2011: Athlete
  • Herman Wills – 2011: Builder
  • Stephan Blackman – 2011: Builder
  • Chris George – 2011: Official
  • Megan Todd – 2012: Athlete
  • Jennifer Krochak – 2012: Athlete
  • Phyllis Sadoway – 2012: Coach
  • Jim Dawson – 2012: Builder
  • Peter Maik – 2013: Coach
  • Iris Todd – 2013: Official
  • Carly Ross – 2013: Athlete
  • Laura Warner – 2013: Athlete
  • 2012 U19 Team Canada East – 2014: Team
  • Janice Cossar – 2014: Athlete
  • Keely Brown – 2014: Athlete
  • Laura Knowles – 2014: Official
  • Tom Mayenknecht – 2014: Builder
  • Beth Veale – 2014: Coach
  • Cathy Over – 2015: Official
  • Dave Wood – 2016: Coach
  • Sarah Ianni – 2016: Athlete
  • 2016 Junior National Team – 2016: Team
  • Danielle Hildebrand – 2017: Athlete
  • Alexis Snowdon – 2017: Athlete
  • Lucie Anne Ingoldsby – 2017: Official
  • Dwayne Andreen – 2017: Builder
  • 2017 Junior National Team – 2018: Team
  • Kevin Lee – 2019: Official
  • Karen Bunting – 2019: Athlete
  • 2019 Junior National Team – 2020: Team
  • Sue Blacklock – 2021: Official
  • Yvon Brault – 2021: Builder
  • Terry McAdam – 2021: Builder
  • Alayne Martell – 2021: Builder
  • Barry Hobday – 2022: Coach
  • Beverly Ann Felske – 2022: ''Builder''

Inductees in World Ringette Championships

Listed below are the inductees who have also participated in the World Ringette Championships. Some members have been inducted more than once in different categories.

Other

Canada's Sports Hall of Fame

The following are inductees in Canada's Sports Hall of Fame:

Alberta Sports Hall of Fame

The following are inductees in the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame:
  • Team Canada West teams of 1990 and 1992 were inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in the Groups and Teams category in 1994.
  • Phyllis Sadoway was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
  • Reg Wood was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.

Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame

The following are inductees in the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame:
  • 1988 Regina Optimist Stingers Ringette Team - installed in the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame on June 16, 2001. Accomplishments: 1998 Canadian Junior Ringette Champions.

Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum

The following are inductees in the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum:
  • Andrea Ferguson was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2022. She is the first ringette athlete to be inducted in its history.